Boating_Sailing
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING HONEYMOON THROUGH THE CRINAN CANAL
Newlyweds Stuart and Emma start their happily ever after' by piloting Evolene up the west coast of Scotland
7 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
'CAUGHT WITH NO ENGINE & NOWHERE TO GO'
When Tina McLachlan was caught by a 60-knot squall in the middle of the night and the anchors dragged, a grounding was just minutes away
6 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST NEEL 43
If you're torn between the performance of a trimaran and the accommodation of a cruising cat, the Neel 43 might offer a solution, says David Harding
7 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
How to get some 'me time' at sea
The GGR has been a riveting slow burner of a race
3 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
SWALLOW YACHTS 32
Small boat specialist Swallow Yachts is venturing above 30ft for a sailing boat for the first time with the new Swallow 32, and it’s also returning to its roots with woodepoxy construction.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
POINTER 30
The fact that the accommodation of the Pointer is designed around a Nespresso machine, enshrined in glory, tells you a lot about this boat.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
BENTE 28
Once you’ve seen one, Bente yachts are unmistakable. We revisited the brand’s first boat, the Bente 24, a couple of issues ago, which has been around for 10 years or so.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Call to fit carbon monoxide detectors after tragedy
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is calling on boat owners to fit carbon monoxide detectors after two men tragically lost their lives in January 2022 aboard sports cruiser Emma Louise, while tied up at Port Hamble Marina.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
KIRSTEN NEUSCHÄFER WINS
the Golden Globe crown and makes history
5 min |
July 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Beating around the boot of Italy
The omens are good when your new boat is so enjoyable on its first passage home
4 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
PILOTAGE UP THE RIVER TO BARNSTAPLE
An expedition upriver to Barnstaple, on the estuary of the rivers Taw and Torridge, crosses drying banks and a dangerous harbour bar. Ken Endean updates the pilotage information on the formerly busy port
8 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
KENICHI HORIE 'I WANT TO CROSS THE PACIFIC AT 100'
His age-defying achievements are the stuff of legend, says Nic Compton, but how did this gentle, unassuming man fulfil such huge sailing ambitions?
6 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
ADVENTURE NEW ZEALAND 8 SUMMER CRUISE
Alex and Lesley Stone share the story of their summer cruise around Aotearoa, New Zealand
8 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
'SECOND-HAND: THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY'
When Simon and Sally Hardaker set out with friends to buy a boat suited to long-distance cruising they encountered a tricky second-hand market considerably changed in recent times
5 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW TO DRY OUT ALONGSIDE
Knowing how to dry out against piles or a wall can save time and money for working on the hull
8 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
How to prepare for HEAVY WEATHER
It’s one thing weathering a storm offshore, but what should coastal sailors do when a big blow is imminent? Martin Thomas explains, and Theo Stocker puts it to the test
10+ min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
The traditional magic of inflatables
Qwerky, our lovely little yellow dinghy, is unstable when we transfer to and from the boarding platform, so we have decided to change over to an inflatable. After taking advice from a dinghy repair company we have opted for a Honwave and on inflating it in the garden I find we’re delighted with the decision.
2 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
A watery graveyard revisited
Driving Over Lemons, Chris Stewart’s book about Andalucia, is a book I have not read. But I don’t need to.
3 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Sailing away from the sea
Cleaving tracks between nations, we all love the great sea passages. Even if it’s only Calais.
3 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
UN in historic agreement to protect planet's marine biodiversity
United Nations member countries have for the first time ever reached agreement on a unified legal treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas, helping to protect almost half the planet’s surface that is beyond national maritime borders.
2 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP
Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available
8 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW IT WORKS ENGINE STOPPING
A diesel engine is normally stopped by cutting off the fuel at, or in, the fuel injection pump – not before it.
2 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
RECYCLING END OF LIFE BOATS
The marine industry is puzzling over how to dispose safely of redundant, environmentally toxic GRP-built craft. Ollie Taylor investigates
8 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Cool Cornwall
Swapping the Greek Mediterranean for the Cornish Riviera
4 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
'THE SHAKING OF THE RIG WAS HORRIFIC'
Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki were heading for Europe on their 34-foot Yamazaki cruiser-racer Zen Again when a day of light squalls while exiting the tropics quickly turned into something much uglier
4 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Children of the ocean
Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall
10 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
24 HOUR TEST - ARCONA 345
There wasn't much wrong with its predecessor but could the new Arcona 345 get even closer to the ideal performance cruiser?
10 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
SAILING TO SVALBARD
In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands
10+ min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
ACROSS BISCAY WITH THE ARC RALLY
Abrupt storms and choppy seas keep James Kenning and the crew of Arkyla on their toes
6 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
SCANMAR 40
This stylish and beautifully finished 40-footer is a fine example of a performance cruiser built in Scandinavia to a standard that boats rarely are today
10+ min |